Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-26
BRIEFLETS.

Green vegetables at Hswley's.
Tomorrow will be the first Sunday in
Lent.
Nice dressed chickens ten cents pound
at Longs.
Loans at low rates; Rock Island Build.
ing Association, Tuesday. March 1.
Lettuce and soup punches at Truesdale
6 O'Connor's 8.
The turner exhibition for the benefit
of the teacher. Prof. L. Preusse, takes
place at the Turner hall tomorrow night.
Miss Ellen Gale, libr arian at the public
library, is quite ILL., and her friend Miss
Slade, of Bloomington. is attending her.
Jos. Gaskell, ESQ, of Minneapolis. is
visiting at the residence of Dr. Calvin
Truesdale
War has Tot been declared in Europe,
but has broken out in a boarding house
in Rock Island. Heavy skirmIshing res
ported but no fatal results.
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Jensen, the suicide, was an hsbitual
druukard. This is contrad:cted by one
who claims to have known him.
Old Harry has pulled his skiff out of
the river, the wind being too strong to
navigate. Harry has seen the moon, and
SAYS look out for tough weather in March
P. NJ, Crockett's Star Hambletonian.
No. 4427, record 2:23i. will remain in
this vicinity until the first of April. 1857,
before going north. He can be found at
Longview stock farm, near Coal Vail ey
Rudolph Schwecke is building an adds
ton to his saloon near the upper depot,
where he intends putting in lunch
counter, which will be open day and
night
Harry McDarrah and John Liverpool
had a discussion this morning, which
finally drifted into bet of one hundred
matches as to who owned the wisest dog.
The matter at laot accounts had not been
settled
Mr.. Henry Schill. book keeper in the
Rock Island National kauk, is again con
fined to his bed with illness, but is rest \
ing quietly today, and hopes are enter
tanned that he will be about again in a
few days.
| The funeral of the late Judge B. B.
Benedict, of Rapids City, D. T., will be
held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
and will be in charge of the Masons and
Knights OF Pythias. Judge Benedict
was also Grand Army veteran.
The question as 10 Judge ]. H. Con,
neir5 eligibility TO the Office of county
Judge of Mercer county, was argued be.
fore Judge Peasants at Cambridge yes
terday. The court tcok the matter under
aivisement
| J B. thinner, the old reliable, has
received his spring and summer suitings
which have been selected with greai
care The new stock embrace the best
makes 10 both foreign and domestic
fabrics Don't fail to call on Zimmel
and LOOK at his goods.
Tie case of the Eagle Manufacturing
Co. VS. the Davenport Plow Co was triet
. in the federal court in Keokuk yesterday
1t was suit for damages for infringement
on patent and for injunction. Nath
French was counsel for the plaintiff and
W. K. White for the defense. Judge
Love has the case under Amusement
Milo Lee sewers his connection witt
the Rock Island house tonight, and ha
5 received a dstteriug offer to take tn,
position of ,rsnsitmsn under City Engi
neer H. Rohmer. of Omaha. The ofe
, comes direct from Mr.. Rohmer, and if Nj
t Lee accepts this position his work will al
. be ia Omaha. Mr.. Lee has larg
number OF friends in Rock Island who
while regret;ing 10 learn of any conte N
platiou OF removal from the city on hi
part, will be pleased to learn that he ha
p received such desirable position.